Collar for sweaters and method of making the same



Jan. 13, 1931. SCHWARTZ 1,788,850

COLLIAR FOR SWEATERS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed April 25, 19302 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 13, 1931. H. SCHWARTZ ,7 0

COLLAR FOR SWEATERS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed April 23. 1930 2Sheets-Sheet 2 f P atented-lalik 13," 1931 innit-AmscnwAmgzioi P i-I ADHEIA, PnimsY tumIA; xAss dNO tonne; x Ninw, 1 :HJTINGyM-ILLS MAJ! fipiiiqe i l A r K This" inventionfrelates' to "ar'i'iniproved constrnctionof a collentor sweete s of the'type "withoutqa, -fro1it opening endinwhich,fas e 1 result; the collaniskin-the torm of a perme-Heiieto'fore such collers have; been mede *fromfstrips' of knittedmatefial-havin their "ends folded andfstitche'd to'gethento orma'.ipointed" front, so that the collar was ot' the 'ordinary"llneclfltype. "The resultant seam in thefi'tront ofgthe"neck fop'eningresulting which naturally assumes the proper shepe whenithefsweatei'"isworn as compared wlth ith'ed'istortion of the ordinary collar when the.sweater is worn. I

- Anotl ep .Qbj' ctireletes to the productionof ej'iiew designfin thecollar of a, type impossibl-e'injthe ordinary construction. ,l

LFlIIlilleIf objects relating o details of cons ti nctionendiedvantageons methods of construction Swill "be a parent; .from' thefollowdescfiptidnfihd in iconj unction with the "accompanyingdrawings inwhich; v,

: F'gg 'l' Y an elevation of the upper front p'ortionof e sweetershowing the improved collaij;

F' 12 is a fragmentary. inside viewof the lower front portion of emodified' formv of collarf end-adjacent -pa'rt's of the I sweater. v; Hw --'Fi'g. illusti' z ttes, diagrammatically the formation. of thefinished'. seam between the l eo'llenand-sweatei* body;

IllSll'l illnstreting the positionlofthe itehric V --junction of thecollar to the sweater 0nthe'ontside; 1 1 1 I I v q Asdistinguishedtfomthe ty'peofkIiitted 1 coLiJiii iion Lois inn snimE',

ieaofserlieiinggsgee;

or; PHILADELPHIA; ENNs r yA-mel 'nfconronA'ifl o r ,or LB ENY NSYL-t iatthe heginning oftheforniation ofthe eentielsectionofthecollar'; V 7"Fig; 5 is an enleii g'ejd View of the central v portionoifiFigA;and

' v Fig.:6:is a"d'agrammatlc'viewfillustrating:

steps 'ott ithe-srnethod 5015 making the collar; 1 1 "Anknitted sweateris indiceted at- 2 tothe neck (Sf-which is secured the collar, whi'ch Iconsists o f the hand seetionlf and thetapered connecting section'-';Tll6 'co llar is secured to] the 'swe'ater. ehoutits edges 'by anysuitable-s'emmot whicha'p'referred form-isilflustrated inFiig; *3',there being shown in that figure the three 1 steps in its formation; A'tape'8 is stitched asindicated tethecollar :and the loody Q'o'f :thesweater by *tsti'aight stitches 10,- the tape being then folded voverthe eeam and secured at'its other edge toth'e body of the sweeterfbyblind overseeming f-" stitches '12. This method jot p-rocedure pro-.vides a; finishedseam on the inside ofthe sweater-and thereisialsopresentedalsmoot-h collai'heretofofe provided which containea :stitchedseam, the,piesent collanis knitted throughout. Itsconstruction willybestbe Y understood by 3, reference to: :a preferred nethodoi:':tornii11git.

b e 9 t d iceeitliei'l ihbed or tubular, work. In

i l, two centrtlii dles are designated as agthe successive, needles onone s1de*be1ng "des'lg- .7

I kSt fting the collar the needles 0 w c fai e I idle; several courses0f; tubular fabric being foi me'd uponflthe needles-1a; b 6 j b '.'i This tubula rf porti'on;which is indicated ina ilate'r' stege in Fig;A isindicetedaet"'14:. -After{the mo q ' production of these severalcourses, the machine is arranged to form a ribbed portion designed 16,this operation being continued until the desired length of band isproduced.

. The last ribbed course is indicated at 18, the

the two adjacent end loopsof the course 18.

Themachine is then arranged for tubular knitting which is carried outfor a series of courses on all of the'needles heretofore IIIGII".

tioned, namely, from b to a. Preferably the connecting section 6 istapered,-as indicated in Fig. 1, and therefore fashioning is produ cedby taking the loops from the end needles after a predetermined number ofcourses and displacing them inwardly on other. needles, the emptyneedles being then thrown out of operation. This fashioning is, ofcourse,

of the general type produced'on this sort of machine. -Preferably thefashioning is carried tosuch. an extent that the tapered, edges of theconnecting portion 6 are substantially continuous with the outer sideedges of the band section when the collar is placed on a sweater. Theend of the connecting section is secured in any desired and usualfashion.

From the above description the appearance of the finished collar will beapparent. The band portion 41 is, in the main, ribbed, theribbed-construction being preferred by reason of the fact that eachreciprocation of the thread carrier onthe machine produces a completecourse, with a saving of yarn. There 7 may be one or two courses oftubular portion,

as mentioned above, directly connected to the connecting section.Preferably the extent of the tubular portion ef-the band 4 is minimized.If the yarns used in the band and connecting sections are the same,a'junctionis produced which can only be distinguished with diifi'culty.The overlapping of the loops at theneedles a produces added strengthatthe point where the greatest strain occurs during the use of thesweater. There is thus eliminated any tendency of the collar to open atthe front. The construction 1' ust described furthermore produces acollar the portions of which tend to lie flat upon the body of thewearer, since thereis no distortion as ordinarily occurs in the type ofband heretofore used and described above, provided with a stitched seamat itsfront central portion.

, a An alternative modification which produces an attractive appearanceisindicated in Fig. 2, in which adifferent color yarn is used in thesection 6, as compared with that used in contrasting color isthus'produced, a design not obtainable in collarsof the old type.

l Vhile there has been described above a preferred form of the inventionand method of producing the same, it will be obvious that numerousvariations may. be made without departingv from the spirit of theinvention For example, while a tubular portion 14 is preferably formedinitially, this is done only to facilitate the introduction of the loopsupon theneedles at the time when the connection section is about to besecured to the band section. wholly ribbed or wholly'tubular, or evenflat knitted ifthe method were carried out-on a difi'erent type ofmachine. The preferred method provides both ease of manipulation occur,it is not subjected to the great strains to which thestretchingintheordinary form of collar is subjected. At the same timethe advantage of the proper shaping of the collar is retained. On theother hand, this form is not quite so good as the entirely knitted formwhich produces a more homogeneous and better appearing product.

Other variations of the invention will be apparent withinthe scope v ofthe following claims. V 1

.What I claim and desire to protect-byLetters Patent is:

1. A continuous knitted collar for a sweater including an elongatedknitted band section and a front knitted, connecting section, theconnecting section taperingdownwardly and having a top approximatelydouble the width of the band section, the ends of the band section beingjoined to the respective sides of the top ofthe connecting section.

; 2; A continuous knitted collar for a sweater including an elongatedknitted band section and afront knitted connecting section, theconnecting "section tapering downwardly and having a top approximatelydouble thewidth of the band section,- the ends of the band sectionbeingjoined to the respective sides of the top ofthe'connectingsection, andthe taperingedgesof the connecting section beingcontinuous with theouter side; edges of the band section. v r V 3. Acontinuous knittedcollar for a sweater including an elongated knitted band section and afront knitted connecting section, the

the band section 4. A triangular insert of connectingsectionbeingfashioned to taper The band section could be.

7 including an elongated band section and a p front connecting section,the band section sari-55 ug zemsbo double' the width of the bandsectiong-th'e ends '-ofttheiband sectiongbeingjoined toitherespectivesides cft'he top of'the 'COHIIGCl'QiilgZsGCfilOIL Y Iinc'ludin g an Ael n'gate'd knitted b and section 1 4.-Ahoritiiiuods-knitte'd collar for aswe'ater 1 and fro'nt knittedconnecting section, the. --connect ng sectiontapering downwardly andhaving a topapproximately double the width of the band section, theends'of th e band sec- I tion {being oiiiedlft-o the ia e'spectivesi'desf of the top of t'he c nnecting section, the band sectionandPconnectiiigsection being of con trasting' appearance. 7

5. "A continuous knitted collar for sweater r including an elongatedband section'and a front connecting section, the band 'sectlon havingwales extending longitudinally thereof, and the connecting sectionhavingdown- [the band section being interlinked with loops along oneside of the top of the connecting section being interlinked with loopsalong the other side of the top of the connecting section. I 6. Acontinuous knitted collar for a sweater including an elongated bandsection and a front connecting section, the band section having walesextending longitudinally thereof, and the connecting section'havingdownwardly extending wales and being fashioned to taper downwardly,loops at one end of the 7 band section, being interlinked with loopsalong one side of the top of the connecting section, and loops atftheother end of the band section being interlinked with loops alongtheother side of the top of the connecting section.

7. A continuous knittedcollar for a sweater including an elongated bandsection and a front connecting section, the band section having walesextending,longitudinally thereof, and the connecting section havingdowm' wardlyextending wales, its top being approximately doublethe widthof the band. section, loops at one end of the band section beinginterlinked with loops along one side of the top of the connectingsection, and loops at the other end of the band section beinginterlinked with loops along the other side of the top oi the connectingsection.

8, Acontinuous knitted collar for a sweater having wales extendinglongitudinally thereof, and the c'onnectingsection' having downwardlyextending wales, its top being approxiinatelydouble the width of theband section,

loops at one end ofthe band section being interlinked with loops alongone side of the I top of the connecting section, and loops at the otherend'of the band section being interlinked with loops along the otherside of the top ,of'the connecting section, there being 5B5 loops at thecenter of the connecting section Wardly extending wales, loops at oneend of section, and loops at the other end of the band 93A continuouvhavingwales extending longitudinallythere; of, a and the connectingsection; having'downe jfd'oivnwardly' and haying WtbpaPpfoXima'teilyinterlinked with loops f "ends j.

g knitted collai 'for' matter includ ng an elongated band section and 1a V j front f connectinglsection, n th'e' band section" W'ardlyeXtending- Wales, loops at onei 'endi of 10. f continuous v knitted-Lcolla'rrio'r a sweater; including an elongated bandfsection' and afront connectingzsection, the-band sec- ='tion having wales extendinglongitudinally thereof, and the connecting sectionfhaving.

L875 downwardlygextending Wales, loopszr'atg'one I v end fs ofi thebandwse'ction Iib'ein'g interlinked I withiloopsaialonglone vsidecof ithe ctop iofithe i connecting section, and ':'loops at the Mother end:ocEit-he band section beingfinterli-nked Zwi'th: loops along :the Bothera side' of sthe-ftop -;0fithe' connecting 1 section,"-thfe taperingedges ofethe "connecting gsect-ion rbeing continuous r-with; the

outer-sidegedgesrof the. 2 band section. 7'

i- 11;:sA continuousrknitted:collaritoneisweati I -rerz including anlongatedibaiid section fandl a' c frdnta 'connecting useotion; jth'exzband jsectifon I "havingiwalesgextendingllongitudinaHy thereof,andi'thei connecting; 86131710112 havingi down Wardlyl extending wales,doops; at onex end of;

" the 5 band sectionbeing.interlinkediewith loops alongone:fside:Of3'the jiito'p ofitlie :co'nn-ecting =secti'on, andloops'taothe othenend ofthefband :sectiorfbeiixg interlinke'd' withl'o'opsral'ongthe other side of thetop of the 5 connecting sec-1z: tion,xtheref being loops at the. i'center' iiof ithe connecting sectioninterlinked rwithl loops :of

; bot h ends "ofith'e band section; sthemtapering edges of theconnecting section being 56011: tinuous lwlthiiillel outer-side: edgesof- "thelband:;.

section." f I :12. COIitlIllI V sweater sincludingianelongatedcbandisection i coll-an and aifront-zjconnectingsection,fthefband'isec- '1 t-ion "being ribbed and" having wales vextendzing e'longit-udinally thereofi: and theonnectingisectiojnbeingitiibularciknitan having j downwardlyextendingwales nnd-:beingifashioned-rtoitaperi.downwardly,'iits top'lieinglapl'p'roxim ately doublejrthe width 1::of :thecband fsectionnloops'ataone end olfitheband-section 1.

?beingiinterlinkedwith loops ialong'fione side v-ofithetopiottheFconnecting'sectiOn,:and loops 1; fat ;the other: end offth'ewa d; section being i -interlinkedwith-loops along theothensi'de ojtheit'o l-o'f theconnect-ing section, there being loops at:theficenterofitheconnecting section, '1 V op s?of ;b ),thi ends ofthe interlinkedwithfl'o .band section. 1 s y cco ntl'nuou collarg il o' c I s'weaterincluding an elongated band'sectionand a front connecting section, theband sec-j tion being ribbed and having wales extend-L inglongitudinally thereof, and the connect- "ing section being tubular-knitand having downwardly extending wales and being fashioned to' taperdownwardly, loops atone fend-of the band section being interlinked withloops along one side of the top-f the connecting section, and loopsatthe other end of the band section being interlinked with cloops; alongthe other side of the top of the connecting section, the taperingedgesof the connecting section being continuous with the outer side edges ofthe band section.

14. A continuous knitted collar for a sweaterincluding an elongated bandsection and a front connecting-section, the band sec- .tionbeing ribbedand having wales extending longitudinally thereof, and the connect- .ingsection being tubular knit'and having downwardly extending wales andbeing fashioned to taper downwardly, its topbeing lapproximatelydoublethe width of the band section, loops at one end of the bandsection followed by a main ribbed portion, bringing the free end of thetubular portion into alignment with the free end of;the ribbed portion,knitting a tubular connecting section to the ends by forming loopsinterlinked with loops on both ends of the band section,-and fashioningthe connecting section to taper from its junctions with the ends of theband section. v I

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto :set my hand, atPhiladelphia,

Pennsylv'ania,'on this 11th day of April, 1930.

HERMAN SCHWARTZ.

being interlinked'with loops along one side of the topof theconnectingsection, and loops at the other end of the bandsection beingintering loops at the center of the connecting seclinkedwith loops alongthe other side of r the top of the connecting section, there be- J tion,interlinked with loops of bothvends of the band section, thebandsection-and coning section to the ends by forming loops interlinked withloops on both ends of the band section. j

16. The method of forming'a collar for sweaters including knitting anelongated "band section, bringing-the ends of the band section inalignment, knitting a-connecting section to the ends by forming loopsinter- "linked with loopson both ends of the band section, andfashioningthe connecting section .to taper from its junctionswith theends of theband section. r i 17. The method of forming a' collar forsweaters including knitting an elongated band-section with an initialtubular portion followed by a main ribbed portion, bringing the free endof the tubular portion into alignment with the free end of the ribbedpor- 60 .tion, and knitting a tubularconnecting section to the endsbyforming loops interlinked :withloop'son both ends-of the band section.

18. The method of forming afic'ollar for sweaters including knitting anelongated bandjsection with an initial tubular portion

